I threw this together last night and am at a Thankgiving get-together right now where I am the only Atkins follower. This peanut butter fudge recipe was a HUGE hit. Every person here had at least 3 pieces, and I had at least twice that much. So, I had to run in here and sign on to recommend it to you all. 76 total carbs for the entire recipe! I used the Smart Balance Omega Peanut Butter, so no trans fats!

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The entire batch was completely gone in less than 30 minutes, and everyone was talking about it afterward ("Wish I could have one more piece - could you go make another batch, please?" LOL). I should have followed my instincts and doubled the recipe last night. My mom even requested it in lieu of a birthday cake for her birthday!

Mia831, whom I believe to the creator of the recipe, put together a real gem with this one. I wish I could thank her personally, but it appears she hasn't been on the board for close to 4 years.

The whole recipe took me a total of 10 minutes to throw together. It killed all of my cravings and afterward I was saying, "No thanks" to all the other low-carb goodies I brought along and I've not noshed on anything since. (I stay low-carb on Thanksgiving.) It's just so nice to come across something so new and wonderful, yet low-carb and extremely easy to make; so it was important for me to tell all of you about it. HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY!!!

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Last edited by SugarFreeSheila; 11-22-2007 at 06:41 PM..
Reason: Typo!

Sheila, this sounds great. I will try it. One of my favorite quick desserts is your Super Simple Fudge from your website... I've added SF peanut butter to it before and it tastes like a Reese's cheesecake! Another variation I like is to add almond extract instead of vanilla... It tastes like Amaretto. Love your recipes. Thanks!

Barbo, I did not make it with chocolate protein powder, but I am actually going to next time!! I used the Designer Whey Vanilla flavor as suggested, which I happen to love and use all the time anyway. When I brought up trying this recipe with Chocolate next time, everybody said, "No! This is perfect!" We all really discussed the recipe and did our best to critique the taste and texture - and I mentioned one of the reviews saying it was too salty; but since I used unsalted butter, I think there was a nice balance there.

So, for Christmas, I will add it to my repertoire again but make triple the the original recipe since the Thanksgiving batch was gone in a flash, and make an extra single batch using Chocolate-flavored Designer Whey just to test it out.

I tend to get really enthusiastic when I come across something new and great like this.

I made a batch yesterday morning before reading about using unsalted butter. Although the fudge is very nice and tastes great, it is much too salty with regular butter. I also thought about trying a batch with chocolate whey protein powder but decided to wait until I get some unsalted butter. I like the fudge best straight from the freezer but it does hold up quite well at room temperature if the room isn't too warm. It gets soft but doesn't seem to melt or turn to mush. Here's the photo that I took:

Linda Sue - are you going to add this one to the recipes on your site?

I will be but I'm working on a major update to my website and don't want to add any new recipes to the old version of my site to avoid confusion. I'm hoping to get the new site uploaded sometime this weekend or at least in the next few days.

Yes, Linda, I saw your Alert on your updates page. Can't wait to check out your new update. Is the format going to be basically the same? I love your site because it's so easy to find stuff. There are tried and true recipes there that I keep going back to. Like Kevin, you are are such an asset to this board and for all of us to keep on track with this WOL. Thanks for all you do!

Just made a small test batch of this. It's too yummy! Made it with equal parts Splenda and Clabber Girl Sugar Replacer. Used chocolate whey protein powder 'cause I'm out of vanilla. Tastes just like real PB fudge! I won't be making this often because of how good it is.

Thanks for alerting us to the recipe, Sheila! I'll be bringing this to the Christmas table (and hoarding it during dessert, LOL).

Is the vanilla powder essential? I mean, could you use vanilla essence or something like that instead? Cos I'd love to try this but I don't have any of those powders - they're not available in England and I can't afford shipping costs. Would you think that it'd work without?